: a person who acts as an assistant
a teacher's aide
specifically
: a military officer who acts as an assistant to a superior officer
Examples of aide in a Sentence
The senate office hired several congressional aides.
the nurse's aide will bring you an extra pillow
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The four women range in age from 30-74 and work as a deli clerk, nursing home dietary aide, physician assistant, and a former treatment coordinator at a charity for blind people.
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 30 June 2025
She was fined another $1,000 by the ethics board this week and her top aide, Dan Balanoff, $750 for permitting an employee to attend an unauthorized conference unrelated to his county duties on county time.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Asked about efforts to rally around Adams, a top political aide to Bloomberg responded with a shrug emoji.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 25 June 2025
Some examples of jobs at risk include teacher aides, supervision aides and library aides.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 30 June 2025
She was fined another $1,000 by the ethics board this week and her top aide, Dan Balanoff, $750 for permitting an employee to attend an unauthorized conference unrelated to his county duties on county time.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Asked about efforts to rally around Adams, a top political aide to Bloomberg responded with a shrug emoji.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 25 June 2025
Some examples of jobs at risk include teacher aides, supervision aides and library aides.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for aide
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aide. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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aide
noun
: a person who acts as an assistant
Medical Definition
aide
noun
: a person who acts as an assistant
volunteer aides
psychiatric aides
see nurse aide
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